While PIR sensors can be used with Arduino and other microcontroller boards, those best-suited for hobby use are smart enough to perform simple tasks without any programming.

Flood sensors are handy gadgets to have around the house, especially if you live in a floodplain or find your basement leaking every spring. The problem is, despite their relatively simple design ...

This is a great lesson on how to get a simple touch sensor into your projects. This video appears to be one of a series of class visuals, and you can find several others on youtube under this account.

A leak sensor is a quick and affordable way to identify potentially damaging water leaks.

The Easy Bloom Plant Sensor can diagnose your garden woes and fix them. Dec. 3, 2008— -- Who says you need a green thumb to make your garden grow? The Easy Bloom Plant Sensor takes the ...

How cool is that? We’ve seen other seismic detectors before, like this piezo-based device, or even one made from toilet parts. We like the simplicity of the capacitive sensor [Alex] used, though.

Lynky has been dedicated to making smart homes easy to set up, and at CES 2018, the company unveiled two new smart home devices: the Go Button and the Go Sensor.